STATE v. FINNIGAN

No. 90-1604.

478 N.W.2d 630 (1991)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Mary FINNIGAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Lawson, Maquoketa, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Richard J. Bennett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lawrence H. Schultz, County Atty., and Bruce A. Ingham, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, CARTER, LAVORATO, and SNELL, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant, who is the mother of the victim, was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse. The principal perpetrator of the offense was defendant's husband. The appeal challenges sufficiency of the evidence, admission of evidence thought to be hearsay, and, especially, the trial court's interpretation of an Iowa statute which enhances punishment for acts of sexual abuse which are perpetrated by more than one person. We affirm.

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